With the monsoon, road fatalities, blocked roads, landslides, and slippery roads have made commuting dangerous. Within a span of a few days, two major fatal road accidents linked to heavy rainfall and landslides occurred in Arunachal Pradesh during June 2026, claiming eight lives and leaving three people seriously injured.
A major accident occurred on 9 June on the Migging-Tuting road in Upper Siang district, about 3 km from Migging, killing three people and injuring two.
A landslide triggered by continuous rainfall caused part of the road to collapse. The road was blocked so badly that the injured could not be transported to Pasighat for treatment.
The Seppa gorge crash, which happened on 13 June near Tatatara village along National Highway 13, claimed the lives of five people.
The badly constructed highway on difficult topography has made these roads dangerous and fatal for people.
Heavy rainfall also triggered major highway disruptions across the state. Massive mudslides on National Highway 13 between Hoj and Potin, which sees destruction and fatalities almost every year, recently buried sections of the road and completely halted traffic.
The Likabali-Bame road and the Pasighat-Boleng highway, two important roads in the Siang valley, were blocked due to landslides, cutting off road connectivity.
Each year, the state cannot afford to bear witness to such tragedies which can be prevented. Road design should be friendly to fragile hills and mountains. The state must consider drastic road expansion and undertake a proper study to make roads safer, more durable, and all-weather.
